Permavia industry insights

Permittable is now Permavia, a new name for a growing company. We review residential permit plans today, and commercial permit review is next.

Spokane residents rebuilding after the August 2026 wildfires can run Permavia's Intake Completeness check free for one year before submitting permits.

Preapproved building plans are a vetted, pre-cleared design that skips discretionary review and clears permits in days. About 40 U.S. jurisdictions now run one, saving $5k to $10k and months per home. How they work, the results, and where the model breaks.

A measured 2026 comparison of building-permit times across 118 U.S. cities and counties, covering the fastest and slowest jurisdictions, promise versus reality, the six structural causes of delay, and the finding that only about 41 of 118 publish a real number.

A sourced 2026 analysis sorting all 50 states plus D.C. into five building-permit regimes: 18 states now use a statutory clock or preemption, 14 are local-option, 8 run a uniform code with no clock. See where your state lands and why a deadline is not the same as a fast permit.

A national homebuilder's Washington State division reported reducing first-round plan-related comments from an average of over 30 to an average of 3 after adding Permavia to its pre-submittal workflow. Here's why that matters for builders, developers, and permit teams trying to reduce rework and accelerate approvals.

What a month of permit delay costs your project and what faster approval is worth. Run your own numbers with our calculator.

Permavia is thrilled to announce the launch of Code Scout, an intelligent AI Agent designed to be the ultimate resource for building and zoning information across thousands of jurisdictions. Free to use.

Permitting delays don't just cost time and money; they cost carbon. This analysis quantifies the hidden emissions of slow approvals and shows why AI-assisted pre-review is one of the highest-leverage decarbonization tools available to the built environment.

Building permits shouldn't be the bottleneck that slows great projects down. Today, we're excited to announce the launch of the Permavia platform, built to help you submit complete, compliant, and approval-ready permit applications the first time.

NEPA permitting reform highlights the same bottlenecks that slow local building permits. Learn how teams reduce resubmittals and drive first-time approvals.

Cities are overwhelmed - not because projects are becoming radically more complex, but because most permit submittals arrive incomplete, inconsistent, or misaligned with local standards. Learn what cities actually want and how to become their favorite applicant.

Washington's 2024 Commerce permitting report reveals systemic delays across nearly all permit types. This analysis highlights what cities and developers need to know, and how better front-end quality can dramatically shorten review timelines.

How AI can help cities modernize plan review, improve compliance, and accelerate permit approvals.

How AI-driven code intelligence shortens permitting cycles by identifying early-stage bottlenecks and preventing costly re-reviews.